Clonal expansion within pneumococcal serotype 6C after use of seven-valent vaccine
Streptococcus pneumoniae causes invasive infections, primarily at the extremes of life. A seven-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV7) is used to protect against invasive pneumococcal disease in children. Within three years of PCV7 introduction, we observed a fourfold increase in serotype 6C carriage, pred...
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| Language: | English |
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2013-05-28.
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